Race Recaps Change of Control Kicks Off Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Action with Intercontinental Victory ELMONT, NY – Perry Harrison’s Change of Control’s stellar 5-year-old campaign was bolstered by another stakes win as the Fed Biz mare overtook pacesetter I’llhandalthecash when straightened for home and outkicked Piedi Bianchi by 1…
Race Previews Brown’s Barn to Defend Home Turf in Intercontinental ELMONT, NY – Four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown knows how to go the distance in the $200,000 Intercontinental (G3), having saddled 3 of its 7 winners and the first 4 home last year. On Thursday at Belmont Park, he returns with a potent pair in the 7-furlong turf test… Read More
Race Recaps Into Mystic Holds Off Change of Control to Take Unbridled Sydney LOUISVILLE, KY – G. Chris Coleman and Brad King’s Into Mystic turned the tables on Change of Control in posting a 3/4-length victory in the 11th running of the $150,000 Unbridled Sidney for fillies and mares. Trained by Brendan Walsh and ridden by Florent Geroux, Into Mystic covered the 5 1/2 furlongs on a Matt Winn Turf Course labeled as… Read More
Race Recaps Change of Control Rolls to Giant’s Causeway Victory LEXINGTON, KY – Horseshoe Racing’s Change of Control rolled past the even-money favorite Into Mystic late to secure victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Giant’s Causeway Stakes at Keeneland. Change of Control broke from post 8 under Colby Hernandez at 8/1 odds and settled into a three-wide mid-pack stalking position while Elle… Read More
Race Previews Silver Dust Tops Field of Five for Ben Ali; Into Mystic Among 10 Entrants in Giant’s Causeway LEXINGTON, KY – Tom Durant’s multiple Grade 3 winner Silver Dust tops a field of five older runners entered Wednesday for Saturday’s 90th running of the $150,000 Ben Ali going 1 1/8 miles on the main track. The Ben Ali will go as the seventh race Saturday afternoon with a 4:24 PM post… Read More
Race Recaps Into Mystic Wins Menard NEW ORLEANS, LA – George Coleman and Brad King’s Into Mystic returned to the winner’s circle for the first time since August in Saturday’s $75,000 Nelson J. Menard Memorial Stakes at Fair Grounds. Into Mystic stalked before defeating the pacesetting Elle Z by 1 length, completing the 5 1/2-furlong good turf sprint in… Read More
Race Previews Menard Preview: Play On Dangerous in Second Start Back NEW ORLEANS, LA – Making her second start back after a lengthy break, Klein Racing homebred Play On looms a dangerous threat to win Saturday’s $75,000 Nelson J. Menard Memorial Stakes at Fair Grounds. The Menard is a 5 1/2-furlong turf sprint restricted to fillies and mares ages 4 and… Read More
Race Recaps Elle Z Wires Pan Zareta NEW ORLEANS, LA – M Bar O’s Elle Z took the lead at the start and held off the favored Into Mystic‘s late bid to wire Saturday’s $75,000 Pan Zareta Stakes at Fair Grounds. Elle Z and jockey Mitchell Murrill posted opening fractions of :22.18 and :45.39 while Play On applied pressure from… Read More
Race Previews Pan Zareta Preview: Defending Champ Play On Back For Seconds NEW ORLEANS, LA – Defending race champion Play On is back at the table for seconds but must face an overdrawn field in Saturday’s $75,000 Pan Zareta Stakes at Fair Grounds. The Pan Zareta is a 5 1/2-furlong turf sprint open to fillies and mares ages 3 and up. This year’s edition… Read More
Race Recaps Got Stormy Rockets Home in Franklin County LEXINGTON, KY – A perfectly-timed ride from Tyler Gaffalione helped Gary Barber’s Got Stormy rocket home from the rear of the field to nail Into Mystic at the wire and win Friday’s $150,000 Buffalo Trace Franklin County Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. Got Stormy broke a bit slowly from post 10 as the… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 509: Haskell Fallout, CCA Oaks Preview, and Rapid-Fire The Racing Dudes unpack last Saturday’s controversial $1 million Haskell… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 293: Del Mar Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 292: What We Learned (Saratoga & Del Mar) The Magic Mike Show guys discuss what they learned from… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 291: Saratoga Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 508: Haskell Stakes Preview and Rapid-Fire The Racing Dudes preview the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 509: Haskell Fallout, CCA Oaks Preview, and Rapid-Fire The Racing Dudes unpack last Saturday’s controversial $1 million Haskell… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 293: Del Mar Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
San Clemente Preview: Is There Any Stopping Going Global? DEL MAR, CA – Trainer Phil D’Amato’s Going Global, perfect… Read More
Field Pass Tops Trio Of Graded Winners In BWI Turf Cup BALTIMORE, MD – Three Diamonds Farm’s Field Pass, a Grade… Read More
